Navigating through a divorce is difficult. Dealing with taxes is difficult. Combine these two and you get one awful pairing. Unfortunately, those who are going through a divorce need to be aware of the fact that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will likely be...
The Shared Parenting Bill is being considered by Maryland lawmakers, and similar legislation is being considered by lawmakers in other states. The bill is aimed at correcting an issue that many fathers and legal advocates view as unjust: the tendency of courts to not...
Most Maryland drivers know that feeling of nervousness that happens when a police officer pulls you over on the roadway. A million things will be running through your mind at once. What did I do wrong? Was a speeding? Did I forget to use my turn signal? Did I drive...
When dealing with family law matters, the courts understand that people grow and change. What is best for children who are in preschool isn't necessarily going to work once they are in middle school, and it would be silly to put orders in place thinking this was the...
The Maryland legislature removed an outdated divorce requirement not long ago. The General Assembly approved a new piece of law designed to make it easier for Maryland residents to have an uncontested divorce by loosening the formerly strict requirements that required...
Superstar actress Drew Barrymore has finalized her divorce from Will Kopelman, who she still considers a good friend. The speed and peacefulness with which this Hollywood power couple has dissolved their marriage are to be envied -- and many soon-to-be exes would no...
In the past, a divorce study was conducted that revealed a connection between the amount of housework women did and the likelihood of them getting a divorce. The study showed that women who did less housework were more likely to have a divorce. These days, housework...
The divorce process can take a very long time. It's quite typical for several months to pass between the filing date and the final settlement, but in particularly complicated or high-conflict cases, it can sometimes take years. It can be difficult to recall...
In the past, when a Maryland driver received a traffic ticket, he or she would suck it up, pay the price and accept whatever insurance-related and other consequences resulted from the citation. However, these days a lot of drivers are waking up to the fact that they...
Just because a child support order has been issued or a divorce agreement specifically lays out child support arrangements, it does not mean that child support obligations cannot change. Indeed, there are a lot of situations in which child support payments could...